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Newspaper Page TextdV A. M. EDPUilgAN, •on ' • terms. Two Dollars por nimmn, it paid m advanct; Two Dollars ami Fifty’ Cciits If paid within six months for Throe Dollars at the end of the year. Rate* mt Advertlsinff. Legal Advertisements will ho Insoricd with stflcf attention to tho requirements of the law, at llio following rates! ».|'00 .3193 3 93 8 «a 4 73 4:30 DRY l the following . Font.Months Notice, Notice to Dobtors and Creditors, Sale al Porsonul Property, by Exceu- . torsi Administrators,-&o.' • ' . .... Sales of Land or, Negroes, 00, days, per square, Letters of Citation, - - • Notlco for Dotters of Dismission,- • Candidates announcing their mimes, will' be charged S3 QO, which will bo required in uilvaiico, Husbands advertising their wives, will bo charged 00, which must tslwnys be paid In ndvnnco. ■ All oilier advertisements will bo Inserted:at One Dollar per square, of twelve lines or loss, for tile first, and Filly Cpiits, for cuoh subsequent inser-- Liberal deductions wlllbUpirfllu In favor ofthose who advertise by the year. - • " ■ B. W. BOSS’, '■ggr&H’v-td’#", ” Borne, Georgia... ^Office over N. J: Omberg's Clothing Store. January 16,1&51; • ^ 1 . Hnq 9 »» —«• 1 FRANIII9 H. ALIEN, WHOLESALE ANU RETAIL ’Dialer in' Staple and Fancy ./ GOODS AND GROCDRIES. vj. Receives new, goods overy week. -4)0 Rome, Gai, January 3, 1851. LIN & BRANTLY. WARE-HOUSE, COMMISSION & PRODUCE MERCHANTS, ■ Atlanta; Ga. $3»Ltb8ral udvnnccs made on any article in Store. Nov. 38,1850. ly V.. . A. I». KINO A CO. QOTTO NGlN MANUFACTURE R N .Rome, Georgia. May 0. 1S50, ALEXANDER A TRAMMELL, ATTORNEYS at law, ROME, GA. 't- ttOMAB HARDEMAN. > f CIURLEA V. HAMILTON. HAMILTON.Si HARDEMAN, i?,i?jih*3 Sc 0>aiiisui)i priiUlU, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Oct. 3, 1850, ; 1 -■ • - -- CHARLES F HAMILTON. )• ■{ THOMAS llAUOKUIN RARDBRAN A HAMILTON, Warehouse & Commission Mci chanls, VteUa .. . MACON, GEpfiGiA. , ^ Qot 3, 1650. , 1 . 19m. hum .Patton fc' Patton, ■■ : ATTORNEYS AT LAW, .nafy Geoigja. , WILL Practice in all the Counties of the Cliero kae Circuit ji..' i -M. K. PATTON. ' Witr • 48 Sept. 3, 1830. • 1. r. PATTON. Wvp. WILKINS. ATTORNEY AT LAW, 1 ■ - Rome, Georgia. lUm'To i I mlr ■ Ron.., p. roRTBR, charleston, s. o ;or Vliin-t at ua vs sqm so, oa. . ’' Mon, to. H.uNnBawqoD, BO,ME. OA. • f '’< • HoiU WILUAM'EiXAKtl, DECATUR, OA. c July 18,1880. 41 ly V ‘ " O. W. REAL L, pR APER AND TAI LOR, , Broad Street Rome,.Ga. •October 10,1830. . . . ; - J ' A, ». DI CKKIl SU It t ’ r DRUGGIST—ROME, GEORGIA. . - ; • WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER .IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, ,DYE- STUFFS, PERFUMERY, &c. October 10, 1850. Broad Street. COULTER A COLLIER. VATTORNEY^ AT LAW, Rome, Georgia. CHOICE’S HOTEL, ROME, GEORGIA. MRS. MARY CHOICE .. , ga, lias taken charge of tho •HOTEL, and mnde extensive preparations ne comfort and convenience of those who mny liher with a call. From her -long experience, f»H0 confidently liopes to give entire satLjfuotlan to A transient Visitors and Permanent Boarders. 3s Eentembor 5, 1830. "■ 48- 13m Persons will bo carried - to And from Ot to the Hotel,'free of charge. v- EXCHANGE HOTEL, . Home, Georgia, ^By JAMES S. GRlgFIN, “ ' ia,r pdpMEnLV OF AUGUSTA. NG: sold out my entire interest in the EX' [ANGE HOTEL In this piece to Mr. James Bairns,T take pleasure in tecomniending the for- ntF.the: travelling public gflierally, to patronage, ns I feel confident that the Hands of Mr. Griffin will.be well kept -,lfot .urpnssedby any House in the City. A. E. REEVES. .96,1850. Mr BHVFQQO & J; W, U. UNDERWOOD. i PRAC'l ioe law .unties of the Cherokee .Circuit, (ex I* They will both personally attend all . W, H. UNDERWOOD will attend f Jackson and Haborahum counties of the Cb*!! 11 ' P“d> will atlend tho sessions of the IE COURT at Coesville and Gainesville |..|itrusted to them will lie promptly and dedto.. r to .Hooper ScMitchell, “Buena Ga., at which place one or both , except absent on prof ’ J.t:6iVL5«a '»•' lio FLOWERS. BT J. E. DAXBICK. There is a voice of praise and prayer That.through creation rings—' A hymn of rapture and of love, The God of nature sings j ' i And every bird,and breeta and stream . Join In the anthem’d song, ’Till music sweeps the bounding air, And joy the notes prolong. That voice is heard in oveiy.floivcr Springing un hill and dale ; It swelleth In the blooming rose, ’ Atpl lilly of the vale. It span its in tender, cheering words, 1 To froil end wavering man, And bids iris thoughts from earth arise - A holier sphere to scan. Thank God for all these precious gifts, Gemming lh.- face of earth ; They prompt a thousand springs of joy, With thoughts ol kindred birth j They west n soft, angelic entile, In morning’s pearly dew, And typify our musing thoughts With feelings good end true. The Satiny works of Muy unfold ! A wealth of blossoms rure ; Tits golden eun looks out at mom • Upon the charmed sir, And dowers spring op In wood and-wild, The drooping heart to cheer, When winter leaves the smiling sky. And genial days appear. - Oh ! whobutfbels his bosom then. With streams of gladness flow, When Springs with freshening beauty steal, Along the Vuta below i The withered Hclila and forests sere Seem touche t with magic hand, And nature's deep-toned melodies . Are heard on sea sud lend. Tho tiny child with thoughtless joy, The tender roe wilt cull, The maiden with her fairy hnnd Their drooping forms will lull; The pilgrim on hie rugged path Will pluck eooh growing stem, And bind tho wr nth upon ItisbroW' As love’s bright diadem, When wan disease, with wasting fraud, Steals o’er the healthful frame; When earthly pleasures all have fled, And left no joy to claim. , A friendly gift of (lowers then, How much of life disclose, And they will bloom 'it m tnory's vase, When faded is the rose. They tell of love, and lover's vows— The budding hnposof youth, When life was in its metry spring . Of Innocence and truth j They light on memory's misty page T|te shades of other yeara, And stir within our heart of hearts TKbfountaln of itk tears. TO A 80N OR TEMPERANCE. BV MATILDA CAROLINE SMILST. Touch not the wino, touch not the wine, 'Twould dint thy brightest prospecusoon, 'Twonld darken every hope of thine. And bring the night instead of noon. Touch not the wine, touch not the wine ; Though friqndaenlf.nl, resist them ell— Think, who would at thy doom repine— Think, who would mourn above thy full. Would those who tempt thee feel regret, Or sigh 10 beer thy blasted name I No, those who Tain would Iced thee down Would be the first to tell llty sham . Touch nor the wine, toueli not the wine ; Fiom those who tempt the , turn aside j Tiust in a hinder power thnn thine — A holier strength When thou art tried. Touch not the wine,—fling from thy hand The cup of ittlamy and crime ; O taste it not—'twill hurl tltee Uown ' To ruin, in life's curly prime. Grape Hill, Va. (accUiiiuouo. From tho Chambers’ Edinburg Journal. The Legacy, or Confeioioiulof an Attorney, ‘Mr, Andrews,’ said a clerk; as he threw open the door of the inner office, one after noon. ‘Mr. Jesse Andrews.’ ‘Hood day, Mr. Andrews,’ was my prompt nntDeivil greeting ! ‘I have good news lor you. Take a chair.’ .The good humored, rather intelligent, and somewhat clouded countenance of the new comer brightened up at these words. ‘News from my cousin Archibald! he asked, as' he seated himself. Yes. He laments‘your late failure, and commiserates tho changed position and pros pects of your wife and Archibald, his god-son. You he nos not much compassion for, inas much ns he attributes your misfortunes en tirely to mismanagement and the want of common prudence.’ ’Candid, certainly,’ grumbled out Mr. Jes se Andrews ; ‘but an odd sort of good news I’ ‘His deeds tire kinder than his words.— He will allow, till Archibald attains his ma jority Lei me see ; how old is that boy of yours now I’ ‘Ten. He was two years old when his god-falher went to India.’ ‘Well, then, you will receive two hundred pounds per anuum, payable-half yearly in advance, for the next ten venrs—-thnt is, of bourse ifyour son lives—in order to enable' you to bring him up, and educate him prop erly. . After that period hns elapsed, your cousin intimates that lie will place theyoung ipan advantageously ; and, I do not .doubt, will do something for you, should you not by that time have conquered & fair position for ..yourself,’ ‘Is that all ?’ said Mr. Andrews. “All 1 why what did you exited ‘Two or three thousand pounds to set me afloat again. I know of a sale speculation, that with, say three thousand pounds capital, would realize a handsome fortune in no time.’ Mr. Jesse Andtews,.I may, observe, was of that numerous class of persons who are always on the threshold of realizing millions, the only and constant obstacle being the want of a sufficient ‘capital.’ I condoled with him upon his disappoint ment ; but as words, however civil, avail nothing in the way of ‘capital,’ Mi. Jesse Andrews having pocketed the first half-year ly instalment of the annuity, made his exit in by uo means a gracious or grateful frame of mind. . . - .j other half-year payments were duly , .■ paid him. Whoa ho handed mo tho receipt on the lost occasion, ho said,..in nieortof ofF- hand, careless way, ‘I suppose if Archy were to .die, these paymenls would cense r’ perhaps not,’ I.replied unthinkingly. At all events, not, I should, say, Dll you and your wife were in some way provided for. But vour sen is not ill I’ I added. ‘No,no j not o.present;replied Andrews, coloring, and wjt|i-a confusion of manner which surprised me n .little, . It ;flashed. uncenled the fact front us. ‘Let'me see,’’ 1 resumed, we liavo your present address—Norton 1 Fofgsfe,J think f’ ‘Yes, certainly you have.’ _ I shall very likely call in a day or two to ice Mrs. Andrews and your soli.’ The man smiled in a reassured, half sar donfc manner. ‘Do,’he answered. .‘Archy- Is alive; and very well, thank God !’ This confidence dispelled ihe suspicion I had momentarily entertained, and five or six weeks passed away, during which Andrews and his aflnirs were almost as entirely absent from my thoughts as if no such ■ man exist ed. ■ A boot the expiration of that time, Mr. Jesse Andrews, unexpectedly revisited the office, nnd as soon ns 1 was disengaged, was ushered into my privale room. He was habited in the deepest mourning, and-it na turally struck me that either his wife or son was dead—an impression, however, v itich a closer examination of his countenance did not confirm, knowing as 1 did how affection ate n husband and fulher he was, With all his faults nnd follies, reputed to be. Ho looked flurried, nervous, certainly, but there w-os no grief, no sorrow in the restless, dis turbed glances which ho directed to the flour, the ceiling, the window, the fireplace, tho chairs, the table—every where, in fuct, excopt towards my lace. 'What is the matter Mr. Andrews ?’ 1 gravely Inquired, seeing that he did not ap pear disposed to open the conversat ion. ‘A great calamity, sir—n great calamity,’ he hurriedly and confusedly answored, his face still persistently averted from mo—‘has happened 1 Archy is dead !’ 'Dead !’ I exclaimed considerably slock ed. ‘God bless me, when did this hap pen ?’ “Three weeks ago,’ was the reply. ‘Ho died of cholera.’ ‘Of cholera f’ This . occurred I should state, in 1830 - ‘Yes: fie was very assidlously attended throughout hi* sufferings, which were pro tracted and severe, by the eminent Dr. Par kinson, a highly respectable, and skilful practitioner, as you doubtless, sir are aware.’ *1 could not comprehend the man. This dry unconcerned, business-sort of gabble was not the language of a suddenly bereuved parent, and one, too, who had lost a consid eralile annuity by his son’s death. What could it mean ? 1 was In truth fairly puz zled After a considerable Interval of silence, during which Mr- Andrews; whose eyes con tinued to wander in every direction except thnt of mine, showed no inclination to speak, I said—‘It wijl be'necessaryTor me to write immediately to your cousin, Mr. Archibald Andrews, I trnst for your sake 'tho ^annuity will be continued : but of course till ! hear from, the half-yearly payment must he sus pended.’ 'Certainly, certninly : T naturally expect ed that would be the base,’ Andrews, still in the same quick and hurried tune; ‘Quito so.’ ■ , ‘You have nothing to say,l suppose?’ I remarked after another dead pause, during which it wile very appnrnnt'that ho was la boring with something to which he nervous^ ly hesitated to give utterance. •No—yes—that is, I wish to consult you on a matter of business—connected with a life assurance office.' ‘A life assurance office ?’ ‘Yes.’ The man’s palo face flushed crim son, and his speech became more and more hurried as he went on ‘Yes: fearing, Mr. Sharp, that should Archy dio, wo might he left without resource, I resolved, alter ma ture deliberation, to effect an' insurance on his life for four thousand pounds,’ ‘For four thousand pounds !’ . ‘Yes. All necessary preliminaries were gone through. The medical gentlemmi— since dead'of the cholera, by the way—ex amined the boy of course, and the insurance was legally effected for four thousand pounds, payable al his death.’ 1 did not speak; a suspicion too horrible to hr hinted upheld me dumb. ‘Unfortunately,’ Andrews continued, ‘this insurance was only effected about a fortnight before Archy’s deuth, and the offico refuses payment, although as. I have told you, the lad was attended to the very hour of his death by Dr. Parkinson, e highly respecta ble, and most unexceptionblo gentleman—a yery much so indeed.’ ‘1 quite agroe in that,’ I answered after a while, Dr. Parkinson is n highly respecta ble and eminent gentleman. .What reuson,’ I added, ‘do thecompahy assign fpr non pay ment ?’ ‘The very recent completion of the poH icy.’ .‘Nonsense ! How can thnt fad standing alone, affect your claim ‘I do not know,’ Andrews replied-; and all the time I had not been able to look him full in his face ;- but they do refuse ; and I am anxious that your firm should - take - the matter in hand, find sue them for the amount.’ ‘I mustvfirst see Dr. Pnrkjnson,’ I answer ed, ‘andconvice myself that there is no le gitimate reason for repudiating the policy.’ ‘Certaily, certainly,’ he'replied. ‘I will write to you to-morow,’ 1 said-rising to terminate the conference, ‘after X have seen Dr. Parkinson, and stale whether we will or uot take proceedings against the in- alf.’ surar.ee company on yodr beha! He thanked me, aod hurried off. <1 DrtiPl dre the hoy, a fine light Haired lad 'of eleven or twelve years of age,'froth not'long after hi .seizure till his death.^ -He sufterred drcndful- ly,'and died unmistakably, of Asiatic cholora, and of nothing elsoj.of which same disease a servant and female lodger in the same house had .dietl - just,previously. I ‘Jt is df bourse,’ Dr..Parkinson remarked in conclusion; 4 ^ unfortunate for the. company ns it is strange ly lucky for Andrews: but: there is no valid reason, fonrofusiogpaymont.’ Upon this representation we wrote tho next day to the nssUraneo people; threatening proceedings on behalf of Mr;. Jcss'e Andrews" liurly on the morrow one of the managing direators,called on ,us - to- State the reasons which induced iho company to hesitate recog nizing the plaintiff's elalm.. In addition to tho doubts suggested by the brief time which had elapsed from-the date of‘the policy to the death ol the child, there were several other slight circdtnstaneos of corroborative suspicion, The-chief of-these was; that a neighbor had dec'.amLIie heard the lather indulging: in , ohs.t.i e|‘orous mirth* lit'a room adjoining that in .winch,tho corp.-o lay, only about two hours after his son had expired. This tiuseeipingiy,scandalous hilarity of her husband the w ife appeared' to 1 retmmstfate against. The -il.rectors' hid cdnscqticiitly rcsulyeij non ois.anle Dr, .Parkinson’s decla ration : who might, they argutid,.'have been deceived - to-Havo'lbe ftttdy exhumed in or der to, j; post-mortem examination as to-the true*cause of death, -If.tlie parents voluhin. rily agreed to this coutso, a judicial applica tion to Qnforce it would be unnecessary,.nod all dbubls.on the maller could be quietly id al rest. IThought the:proposal, under the circumstances, reasonable and .called on Mr. and Mr*. Andrews .Jot obtain ,their concur rence Mrs Andrews was, 1 found,, absent- in the country, hut her hnsband was at home; and he on hoaring the proposal, win, I thought, a good deni startled—shocked rath er—a natural emotion, perhaps. .“Who—who,” he said, after a few -mo ments .'silent reflection—“who is to conduct this p-uiniul, roruhing inquiry r,” ‘Dr. Parkinson will ho present with Mr. Humphrey, llio surgeon,hud"Dr. Custis, the ncw.y appointed physician to ihe assurance offico; in placo of Dr. Morgan, who died, ns you nre aware, a short timo siuce, of chol era.’ ‘True. Ah, well tliert,’ he answered nl- most'wilh alacrilyi »be it-ns they Wish.— Dr. Pnrkitison will see fair play.’ The examination was effected, and the re sult was, a confirmation beyond doubt or 3 uibblc,-that death, ns Dr Parkinson hnd echoed,-lmd been solely occasioned by chol* e.-n. Tl.e assurnneo company still hesitated ; put at this conduct could now only bo looked upon at perverse obstinacy,-we served thorn with a writ atonco. They.gave in ; und-lhe money was bunded over to Mr. Jesae An drews, whose j .y at his sudden riches, did nut, 1 was forced to admit, appear lo ha in the slightest degreo damped by npy foeling of sadness for Ihe loss, ot'an only child. We wrote to inform lYlr. Archibald An drews of tliose occurrences, and lo request furdter inslructions with regard to the annui ty hitherto paid lo.jiis,cousin. A constdern- blo time would necejisarily'’ elapse.before an answer coqld he received, aiuLiij the mean time Mr- Jesse Andrews, plunged headlong into.I e speculation lie h,id been long hanker ing to engage jn, and wa,s, lie informed me a lew weeks afterwards, on lliernyal road 16 n mngiidkent fortune, tfiouds soon gutbered over bis brilliant piospect. The partuer whose persuasive tongue and brilliant imagi nation lmd iuduced Alr; Andrews t» join lum - wilh. Ids fourdliousuud pounds, proyed lo he an arrant cheat'and swindior; and >Ir. An drews’ n;i[illctiliuu to us for legal help nud redre-s was just' too liite to prevent the tic- comphshed dealer in moonshine and delusion front embarking ht Liverpool for Aincrien, with every penny of the partnership funds in his pocket ! A favorable reply from Mr. Archibald An drews had now become a question of'vital importance to his cousin, who very impa- tieully awaited his nrrivnl. it came nt last. Mr. Andrews hnd died rather suddenly nt Bombay, a sliort time before my letter arrived there, alter executing in-triplicate a.will', of which qne of the copies was: forwarded to mo. By this instrument his property—about thiry-five thuusand pounds; the greatest por tion of whicli lmd been remitted from time to fm.o lot investment in the British futids— was disposed of as follows : . Five thousand pounds.lo his cousin Jesse Andrews, for ihe purpose of educating and maintaining Archi bald Andrews, thojestfloi’s godson, till lie should have attained the nge of twenty one, and tho whole of the remaining thirty thous and pounds to be then paid ovei lo Archi bald, with accumulated interest. In Ihe •vent,'however, of tho deh'.h of his godson, ihe ent re property was divided to another moredi taut and wenlthior couslif, Mr. New ton; and his son ChnrliiSj'on precisely similar conditions, with tho exception that an an- rtuily of-seventy pounds, payable to Jesse Andrews and bis wife during their lives, wns charged upon it. .’ Two letters were dispatched the same evening—one lo Ihe fortunate cousin, Mr. Newton, who lived within what was then known us the two-penny post deliverey, and unothor to Mr . Jesse Andrews, who had ta ken up his abode in a collage near St. Al ban’s, Hertfordshire These missives in formed both gentlemen ol the. arrival of the Indian mail, and to them, hnportanl dis patches in-'oontainod. Mr. Newton was early at the office on the fallowing morning'; nnd perused the will with hugeomient. • He-was really quite sorry, thoughyfor poor cousin Jesse: the-loss of his son was a sad stroke, much-worse than Ihisota fortune, which he might ‘have ex pected to'follow ns: a matter of course. And the aonuity-MK New,tonnhoughtfuiljr observ ed, was, alter all, no contemptible provision for two persons; wilhout-family, ait J of mod est. requirements. . .. ... ; ; A very different scene was enacted when n the evening, ai with- passion. ‘What devil’s fables are these you write me ?’ he burst forth tho instnnt he hod gained the threshold of the room; ‘How date you,’ he went on almost shrieking with lury—‘how dare you attempt to palm off these accursed lies on ine ? Archy rich- rich—and 1 . But it is a lie ! An. infernal device got up to torture mo—!o drive me wild, distrained—mud.’ Tho oxcited man literally foamed with rage, and so astonished was I, that it was a minute or two helorc I could speak ur move. At Inst I rose, closed tho door, for tho clorks in tho oilier office wore hearers and witnesses of this outbreak, and led the way loan inner and more pri vate apartment. ‘Come wilh mo, Mr. An drews,’I said,‘end let us inlk. this matter calmly over.’ Ho mechanically followed, threw himself intb a chair, and listened with frenzied impa tience to the reading of (he will, ‘A curse is upon me,’ he shouted, jumping up ns I concluded; ‘the curso ot God—n judgment upon tho crimo 1 hot the other dny committed— n crime, as (thought—dolt that 1 was—so cunningly enntrivod, so clevorly executed! Fool, villain, madman that 1 have been; for now, fortune is tendered for my nccdptanco, 1 dare not pul forth my hand to grasp it; fortune, too, not only for me, but -Oh God, it will kill us bath, Martha ns well as mo, though I alone am lo himuu for this infornnl chnnce !’ TIi’s outburst appeared to relieve him, and ho sank hack into Ilia chair somewhat calm- or. I could understand nothing of all thnt rhapsody, knowing ns 1 did that his sun Ar chibald had died from natural causes. ‘It Is o severe blow,’ I said in ns soothing n tone as I could assume; ‘a very great disappoint ment; still, you are secured from exlremo poverty—from nnythinglike absolute want—.’ ‘It is not thnt—it is not that!’ he li.oke in, though not quite so wildly ns hofore. ‘Look you, Mr. Sharp, I will toll you nil! Thorn may bo some inode of extraction from this horrible predicament nnd I must have your advice professionally upon it.’ ‘Go on: 1 will advise you to the host of nty ability.’ ‘Hero it,is, then; Archy, my son Archy, is aljye! alive! nnd well in health as either you or I I 1 was thunderstruck. Here was indeed n revelation. ‘Alive nnd Well,’ continued Andrews. ‘Lis ten: when the cholera begin lo spread so rapidly, I bethought me of insuring the hoy’s life in case of the worst befulling, hut not, ns l hope for -mercy, with the slightest thought of harming u hair of his head. This wns done. Very soon the terrific disease approached our neighborhood, nnd my wife took Archey lo a country lodging, reluming the same evening. The next day our only servant was attacked, nnd died. A few hours oiler llitii, our first-floor lodger, n wid ow of ihe name of Mnson, who lin l been with us but a very short time, was attacked. She suffered dreadfully; and her soli; n buy about the hge of Archy, nnd with jlist his ha r and complexion, touk i.I also. Thewo mnn wns delirious with puin; nnd before ef fective medical aid could he ohtuined—she was seized in the middle of the night—she expired. Her son, who hnd beer removed into another room, became rapidly worse, find we sent fur Dr. Parkinson; the poor fel low was also partially delirious with pnin, and clung piteously round my wife’s neck, culling her mother, nnd imploring her to ro- liovc him. Dr. Pnrkinsoii arrived, nt firsl sight of Ihe boy, said, ‘Yourson is very ill Mrs. Andrews—1 fear past recovery; but wo will see whnt can be dono.’ 1 swear to you Mr. Shit’p, that it wns not till this moment the device which has ruined us flashed across my brain. 1 cautioned my wife in n whisper not to undeceive the doctor who prescribed the most nclive remedies, nnd wns in the room when Iho lad died. You know the rest; and now sir, loll me, can any thing he dono—nny device suggested lo re trieve this miserable blunder, this terrible mistake ?’ ‘This iulamous crime, you should sny, Mr. Andrews,’ 1 replied; ‘for the commission of which you are liable to be transported fur ‘Yes, crime; no doubt that is iho true word ’. But must the innocent child suffer for his father's offence ?’ •That is (he only consideration that could induce me te wng a finger in the business — Like many other clever roguos, you nre caught in tho trap you lined fur others.— Come to inelo-morrow; I will think over ihe mnlter between this and then; out nt presont lean sny nothing. Slay,’ I added, as his hnnd was o.i Ihe door, ‘the identity of your son can ho proved, I suppose^ by hotter evi dence than your own !’ “Certainly, certainly.’ ‘ That will do, then; I will see you in tho morning.’ -Jf il should cross the mind of nny reader (hat I ought to have given this self-conlesscd felon into custody, I beg lo remind hitu that lor iho reasons previously staled, such a course on my part was out of the quo,tion— impossible; unu that hud it not been impossi ble I should do so. Air. Jesse Andrews would not have intrusted me with this crimi- ; nnl secret. The only question now therefore wns, whether without comproniis ng this guilty client, the god-lather’s legacy could be secured lor-tho innocent son. A conference the nexl morning with Mr. Flint resulted in our sending for A'Ijl Jesse Andrews, and advising him for fear of acci dent or miscarriage in our plans, lo betake himself to the kingdom of France lor a short time. We had then no treaty of extradition with that country As soon ns 1 knew he wns safely out of the realm, I waited upon the insurance people. ‘The money ought not to have been re ceived by .lessee Andrews, you say, Mr. Shnru ?’ ohsAved tho tnnnaging gentlemen, looking keewy in my (ace. ‘Precisely. It ought not to have been re ceived by hjm.’ And why not, Mr. Sharp ? ‘That is quite an unnecsessnry quest ii *“ J |0.ne thr.t you Un T l ^ J *“ is, thnt JJttlti rfindy to reJlore the (bur thou sand pounds at onco, hero on llio. sju({, nnd tout delays are dangerous, If you refuse, why ot course,! nnd 1 rose liom iho chair,’ I must take hack the money.’ ' , : - ‘Stay—slny'I 1 will jnst’con3ull with one ot Iwogenllcinen, and' he. with you figaui al most immediately.’ <5 about live minutes lie re'Urngd ! “Vy'ell, Mr. Shurp,’ lie said,.‘wo had,-Isuppose; I oi ler inkeihe money—obtained,,os you s.Tv’Tv mistake,’ ' i * nl n ,H| I sniff nothing nboul mistake.— I told you i' o :ght not have boon reecivrd by Andrews.’ • ‘U ell—u oil; 1 understand, l lnust, !.sup pose, givo you a receipt ?’ . ‘Undoubtedly! and if you please, prebisely in this form.’ . ... . r ‘I handed him n copy on a slip of paper.*— He ran it over, smiled, transcribed '|t‘on a stamp, signed il, nnd as 1 hmided-him n cheque for the amount, placed it in mydiands. \Ve mutually bowed, nnd I went my'tVhy. Notwithstanding-Mr. Newton’s opposition, who was naturally furious at the unexpected turn the affair Lad taken, the ddopty-of thu boy—whom that gentleman persisted to bo deud nntl -buried—was clearly established, and Mr. Archibald Andrews, im the day ,he became of nge, received possession oT his fortune. The four thousand- pounds hfid -of course been • repaid out of Jesse Andrews’ legney. That person-hns, so to-speak; since skulked through life, a. mark for the covert scorn of nil-acquainted with the Very black transactions hero recorded. This wns dbubl- less n much better fate thnti ho deserved; end in strict or poetical justico, hit punish ment ought, unquestionably lo have been much greater—more, apparent nlso, thnti it was, for example’s sncic. But-1 -am n •’mnn not of fiction, but of fact, and consequently relate events, not ns they precisely- ought, hut as thoy do occasionally occur- in lawyer’s offices, and other unpoetical nooks end cor ners of this prosaic, mnltcr-ol-fnct, working- day world. Genu of Thought- , <, u <ii No man has the right to-..expect a. good fortune, unless lie goo, to work and deserves it. . . •. ■ „, . in esc) -How stiong is n kind : Vvord ! It vvill -do wlmtlho harsh word, or even nblow, catnip; do. saw i! Without contentment tliOro is no,'joy of auglu there is no profit, no pleasure in .any? thing, ,. Woeanbe truly happy;but in proportion ns wo are the instruments of .promoting tho happiness ofolhers. . . a The face of her wo love is (ho fairest, of sights, and her Voice tho sweetost harmony in the. world, . , , , •* tVe have little fuith in sudden conversions, especially when thoy are fertliwi(li bruited abroad for the pecuniary benefit ol the con verted. usii, A man cannot run nwny from . himself— His evil gonins will follovv him, :whilherso- over lie muy turu Ids footsteps. _ Fix your mind closely und intently JJ.0 what you undertake—in no:other ,wny;oan you have a reasonable hope of success. ; • Littln opportunities of doing good , are neglected by many who nre wailing for an occasion lo perform great nets of charity.. . It is remuikable thul of ell knowledge,,the most important, the knowledge of oiii>elvcs; is the must universally neglected. ■ • A gold crown cannot cure the headache., nor a velvet sliper give ease to the gout, nor a purple robe fray away n burning fever.. Every man gets in llio“sluu»huf despond”; and struggles there a shorter cr longMbperiojd, according to his native firmness of mind; If parents would render.their children hap py nnd wealthy, they should early rueulente- i i them a desire for and a know lege of, labor, both manual and mental. . , - . The Cliineue have an axiom, aod-n benulir ul truoism it is, too, that when .one person: is idle a single day, without just-pause nrt necessity, some one mustsullor by it, ■ - ■ c> The best safeguntd against sin does not lie in the exposure of its vnrous temptations, hut in pointing out tlie.blessiug of virluol’na exhibited in (lie calm und happy lives and deaths of good men. ; ■ The intellect was created not to roca-ia e passively a few words, dates and facts, : but: to be active for the acquisition of truth.—1 Accordingly, education should lubor to in- ; spire a prof:,und love of truth, und to.: leach. the processes of investigation. Satire nnd sarcasm very well in their way; but they never made a heart Jiappy, or re-' moved u vice. Show men virtue, uufielflieh-’, ness, sustaining fuith, tyorking us : ndtiv- principles in their heart, or quicken.- the. germs of good into vigorous life. ■ But few have borh the will and means for deeds of high henevoleuco, hence non# should forget that the cup of cold water was . commended nnd written in Heaven, while the- . rich mau’s aims herndod abroad: by the > s mnding .rumpet, had its empty, and short- ( lived tones for their only blnznn. The miscarriages of a good man; which give an ill-naturclT pleasure to little miiids, suggest to every great mind he most mei- <• ancholy ideas of the weakness of . liumnn nature in general, but ou spiteful or veiioinoiis reflection against his weakness in pfirticului;, Fur from exulting over his fullest worth,- l.e views his downfall with a generous pity, and warned by it, work out his own saluvnlioh with feur and trembling. t* • ,1 fO 3 -Place a basin of cold A’alcr ho-_ * siiJu your bed. When you >v«ke Jrii'lh.o-, morning, dip your luuiils in tho basin, and. sleop will not again seal your IroiicherotH embrace. Tins is the ml vice ol an age 1 clergyman, who hnd .been in the hut rising early during n long life. A Good one.—Tho I3osto thill it cut respondent (re wriies ihtiuhe that

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Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, May 15, 1851, Image 1